Gunnar Dybwad
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Gunnar Dybwad is a retired Norwegian
football forward, who played for Steinkjer FK
and SK Freidig
.
Dybwad made his debut for Norway
in an friendly game
against England amateur team on 15 May 1951 and scored his first two international goal in a 2–4 loss against Yugoslavia
on 23 August 1951. He was capped 27 times, scoring 11 goals.
He was the first player from Nord-Trøndelag
, and the first player from a club north of Trondheim
to play for Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
football forward, who played for Steinkjer FK
Steinkjer FK
Steinkjer FK is a Norwegian football club from the town of Steinkjer, currently playing in Fair Play ligaen, the third tier in the Norwegian league system. It was founded in 1910...
and SK Freidig
SK Freidig
Sportsklubben Freidig is a Norwegian sports club from Trondheim.It was founded in 1903. It has sections for association football, team handball, orienteering and Nordic skiing. In football it won the League of Norway 1947–48, in handball the league in 1971 and 1985. The club has also won several...
.
Dybwad made his debut for Norway
Norway national football team
The Norway national football team represents Norway in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of Norway, the governing body for football in Norway. Norway's home ground is Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo and their head coach is Egil Olsen...
in an friendly game
Exhibition game
An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
against England amateur team on 15 May 1951 and scored his first two international goal in a 2–4 loss against Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia national football team
The Yugoslavia national football team represented the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in association football. It enjoyed a modicum of success in international competition. In 1992, during the Yugoslav wars, the team was suspended from international...
on 23 August 1951. He was capped 27 times, scoring 11 goals.
He was the first player from Nord-Trøndelag
Nord-Trøndelag
is a county constituting the northern part of Trøndelag in Norway. As of 2010, the county had 131,555 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth-least populated county. The largest municipalities are Stjørdal, Steinkjer—the county seat, Levanger, Namsos and Verdal, all with between 21,000 and...
, and the first player from a club north of Trondheim
Trondheim
Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...
to play for Norway
Norway national football team
The Norway national football team represents Norway in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of Norway, the governing body for football in Norway. Norway's home ground is Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo and their head coach is Egil Olsen...